Gene-environment Correlation

Gene-Environment Correlation is a theoretical construct in behavioral genetics that refers to the nonrandom distribution of environmental exposures as a function of an individual’s genetic propensities, thereby reflecting the extent to which genetic differences among individuals influence their likelihood of experiencing certain environments.

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Publications

903

Genotype-environment interaction and correlation in the analysis of human behavior.

Robert Plomin, J. C. DeFries, John C. Loehlin · Psychological Bulletin · 1977 · 1.7K citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Psychology +14

Contribution to the Energetics of Evolution

Alfred J. Lotka · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1922 · 1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics +12

Variance Components Models for Gene–Environment Interaction in Twin Analysis

Shaun Purcell · Twin Research · 2002 · 905 citations

Life Sciences, Biostatistics, Genetics +17

Maternal Expressed Emotion Predicts Children's Antisocial Behavior Problems: Using Monozygotic-Twin Differences to Identify Environmental Effects on Behavioral Development.

Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, Julia E. Morgan et al. · Developmental Psychology · 2004 · 889 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +17

Evidence for a strong genetic influence on childhood adiposity despite the force of the obesogenic environment

Susan Carnell, Claire M. A. Haworth, Robert Plomin · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2008 · 771 citations · Full text

Medicine, Genetics, Pediatrics +15

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Robert Plomin
King's College London, United Kingdom
32 publications · 4.8K citations
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Dorret I. Boomsma
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
20 publications · 1.2K citations
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Jenae M. Neiderhiser
Pennsylvania State University, United States
21 publications · 808 citations
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Paul Lichtenstein
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
18 publications · 1.3K citations
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Nicholas G. Martin
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia
17 publications · 1.7K citations
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Behavior Genetics
68 publications · 3.7K citations
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
PNAS · 34 publications · 4.4K citations
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PubMed
Repository · 27 publications · 1.6K citations
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Development and Psychopathology
23 publications · 824 citations
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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
15 publications · 777 citations
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